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I received a mysterious invitation. The cloth is subtly stitched with a dark, metallic thread and emits an acidic, herbal scent. The name on the invitation is mine, but it does not describe what it invites me to, only referring to a "meeting at the Silver Atrium".

It gives directions to the end of a particular alley in Akhet, the foreign quarter of Khemi.

I followed the directions from an invitation I received through mysterious means. A man outside the door, however, would not let me in until I knew what I was getting myself into.

I asked around the Souk. Tali, a member of the Shadow Brotherhood, explained that it is a market of sorts, to which only the wealthy and powerful are honored with an invitation. She warned that it was dangerous, as the so-called "merchants" do not deal in payments of gold and silver. But if I am to use my invitation, I must do so soon, as it may expire.